Stoke Works railway station

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Stoke Works
General information
Location Stoke Prior, Worcestershire
England
Coordinates 52°17′50″N2°05′11″W / 52.2971°N 2.0864°W / 52.2971; -2.0864
Grid reference SO941666
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1852Opened
18 April 1966 [1] Closed

Stoke Works railway station was a station in the hamlet of Stoke Prior in the English county of Worcestershire, near Bromsgrove.

It was located on the Stoke Works Branch, which is still in operation carrying trains from Droitwich Spa to Bromsgrove. It was the only intermediate station on the line and was opened primarily for the workforce at the Stoke Prior Works. The works are no longer in operation and the car spelled the end for the station. [2]

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References

  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 406. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Stoke Works Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2009.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Bromsgrove
Line and Station Open
  Great Western Railway
Stoke Branch Line
  Droitwich Spa
Line and Station Open
Dodderhill   Birmingham and
Gloucester Railway
  Bromsgrove